TRNC President Ersin Tatar and Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by laying a wreath at the Nicosia Atatürk Monument. The ceremony, held at the monument to mark the establishment of the TRNC, included the solemn presentation of wreaths followed by a moment of silence and the raising of flags while the National Anthem played.